118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2709 — Strengthening the Office of Tribal Relations Act of 2023

“A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Tribal Relations, and for other purposes.”

Native Americans

Introduced Jul 27, 2023

Last action Jul 27, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jul 27, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jul 27, 2023

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Step 3

Committee

Step 4

Senate

Step 5

House floor

Step 6

Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes the position of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Tribal Relations within the Department of Agriculture (USDA). This position may be responsible for (1) overseeing USDA's Office of Tribal Relations; (2) planning, coordinating, and implementing USDA's policies and programs serving Indian tribes and tribal organizations; (3) coordinating tribal programs and activities in all of USDA's offices and agencies; and (4) participating in negotiated rulemakings associated with USDA's tribal programs.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jul 27, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jul 27, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.